The Adani mega coal mine has been given many of the approvals it needs. With the Federal government pledging $1bn of taxpayer dollars, they are not only going all in on coal, but fighting to kill renewables, and our hope for a safe future.

Why Stop Adani?Coal Kills. The mining, transport, and burning of coal kills people. The world is moving on from this dangerous dirty fuel, more.Can't Trust Adani. From allegations of offshore tax dodging to inflated jobs claims and corruption, Adani has a history of shonky behaviour that has wrecked communities and the environment, more.Wrecks Our Climate. Right when we need to cut pollution, burning more coal will lead to more extreme weather and further bleaching of the Reef, more.Robs Our Water. Adani will draw billions of litres of water from the Great Artesian and other precious basins, for free, threatening farmers and groundwater, more.Trashes Indigenous Rights. Adani’s mine, rail and port project will destroy the ancestral lands, waters and cultures of Indigenous peoples in the region. And Adani does not have the consent of the local Wangan and Jagalingou people, more.One way of supporting StopAdani would be to write a letter to our parliamentarians. There are plenty of reasons for stopping the Adani coal mine both in the above information from Stop Adani and in our May Newsletter.See also our Advocacy page.Who to write too? This download has information on relevant Members of Parliament.This guide to writing to a politician, How to Get Politicians' Attention mentions that a handwritten, or typed and signed letter, is the most effective means of communication (other than a face to face meeting).Good luck with your letter writing. You might like to add a comment to this news article once you have written your letter.

If they don't buy high quality coal from us, they will only buy more polluting, lower quality coal from somewhere else.

Coal fired power remains the most affordable type of reliable electricity generation, and without it the developing world could not afford to develop.

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Peter Maddock

3/12/2018 09:01:13 am

China and India are making great moves towards renewables and moving away from coal.
Also centralised coal based power generation requires enormous infrastructure in terms of a distribution network. Very expensive and time consuming to construct.
It is far more efficient and economical to utilise more distributed generation in the form of renewables e.g. solar panels on rooftops and solar farms with storage.
The numbers are in re the economics of renewables versus coal – renewables win hands down.
Drawdown shows how "undeveloped" countries are benefiting from rooftop solar, https://www.drawdown.org/solutions/electricity-generation/rooftop-solar.
We are moving towards a per capita carbon budget of 1.5 T CO2e by 2050. Undeveloped countries already have a low carbon footprint and renewables offer these countries the most effective way to improve their lifestyle on a carbon constrained planet, http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/carbon-targets-for-your-footprint.